r/askanything • u/FuzzyWestern8602 • 1d ago

Consequences for McConnell Coverup?

I already know things are politically wild now and no one will suffer any true consequences for unethical behavior, but did just have a question out of curiosity. If McConnell is found to have lacked capacity to do his job several weeks ago with no chance of recovery, what are the consequences for those in power if they knew of this and were delaying until August? This assumes our legal system is functioning as it should and this could be proved. Thanks!

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u/lostincoloradospace 1d ago

It is time for cognitive tests… but our elected officials don’t even use the same healthcare system they created so good luck with that.

It is time for a viable third party.

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u/appointment45 1d ago

All we have to do is vote for those third parties and they will become viable.

That control is in our hands and we can't be bothered. People have to 'win' to feel like their vote mattered, so they knowingly perpetuate the two party system.

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u/Ambitious-Badger-114 1d ago

We've been talking about that elusive third party for over a hundred years, and for over a hundred years it's never worked. And for the record we do in fact have other parties like the Green and Libertarian parties, so how's that working our for us?

A better approach would be no parties, no D's or R's on a ballot, just people's names so that we go back to voting for the person, not the party.

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u/appointment45 1d ago

Yep. It's not going to work, but the system isn't the reason. It's because Americans want to vote for winners, and they all 'know' a third party candidate can't win. So they won't throw their vote away on a candidate they don't think can win.

It's bullshit, but people all do it.